Cattle-stanchion



UNITED STATES ATENT Trice.

JACOB H. VIRKLER, OF OROGHAN, NET YORK.

CATTLE-STANCHION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,291, dated December29, 1896.

Application led January 16, 1896. Serial No. 575,746. (No model.)

To all whom, it nza/y concern.:

Beit known that LJACOB H.VIRKLER,a eiti.

zen of the United States, residing at Oroghan in the county of Lewis andState of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Cattle-Stanchion,ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cattle-stanchions, and has for its object toprovide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient construction andarrangement of parts adapted to be opened and closed with facility.

Further object-s and advantages of this invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stanchionconstructed in accordance with my invention, the swinging side bar beingshown in its closed and locked position. Fig. 2 is a front view showingthe side bar secured in its open position.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothiigures of the drawings.

1 designates a 'frame of any suitable construction, having side uprights2, in which is arranged the swinging stanchion 3, embodying myinvention. This stanchion is preferably constructed of tubing orgas-pipe and consists of a fixed side 4, upper and lower ends 5 and 6,and a swinging or movable side 7. The ends are secured to theextremities of the IiXed side by means of elbow-couplings S, and saidends are preferably perforated to receive the eyebolts 9, with which areconnected the supporting-chains 10 and 11. Each of these chains isfitted at the intermediate point with a swivel 12, whereby the stanchionis free to rotate.

Secured to the extremities of the end tubes opposite to theabove-mentioned couplings are heads 13 and 14, which are longitudinallyslotted or notched, as shown at 15 and 16, to receive the ends of themovable side 7. The lower end or" this movable side is pivoted in thenotch or slot 16, and the upper end thereof is adapted to be seated inVthe notch or slot 15 when in operative position. The

upper end of the movable side is provided of a spring locking-tongue 19,said lockingtongue being secured to the upper side of the upper end tubeof the stanchion by means of the upper eyebolt, which extendstherethrough. The free end of said tongue overhangs the notch or slot l5in position to engage the stud on the free end ofthe movable side 7 whenthe said side reaches its normal or operative position.

A U-shaped pivotal guiding and limiting loop 20 is used in connectionwith the abovedescribed'construction, said loop having its sides or armsarranged upon opposite sides of the slotted head 13 and looselyconnected thereto by means of a pin 21, and lpreferably arrangeakeeper22 on one of the side uprights of the stanchion-f rame to engagethe upper eX- tremity of the movable side 7 when the latter is in theopen position sh )wnvin Fig. 2. In order to allow the free end oftheside 7 to en gage said keeper, it is necessary to manually elevate thefree end of the guiding-loop, inasmuch as the weight of said side isinsufficient to move the loop to the position illustrated in Fig. 2. Onthe other hand, when the upper end of the movable side of the stanchionis released by the disengagement therefrom of the swinging arm or catch,the weight of the guiding-loop is sufiicient to hold the side in anapproximately upright position, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. Inother words, the guiding-loop is made of sufficient weight to counteractthe tendency of the side 7 to swing out at its upper end, whereby inremoving or introducing the head of stock between the sides of thestanchion the movable side will yield readily and immediately return toits former position. The advantage of this construction resides in thefact that it facilitates the subsequent closing and locking of thestanchion, only a slight movement of the swinging side being necessaryto bring the stud at its upper endinto engagementwith the springtongue.The stud at the upper end of the swinging side is formed as an extensionrofand is secured in place by a plug 23, threaded or otherwisepermanently secured in the bore of the tube forming said side. V

Having described my invention, what I claim is A cattle-stanchioncomprising a rectangular frame having opposite iixed and movable cheekfor normally returning the movable side toward its catch when releasedfrom the latter, substantially as set forth. 4

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as I 5 my own I have heretoaffixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

JACOB II. YIRKLER.

IVitnesses:

HIPPOLYTE MoNNA-r, .Tor-IN TI. RUSH.

